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** In "The Duck Song", a duck relentlessly asks a man running a lemonade stand [[WrongRestaurant if he has any grapes]], despite the man's insistence that all he sells is lemonade. When the man buys him some grapes, the duck says, "No thanks, but do you think this store has any lemonade?". Is the duck [[TheGadfly just trying to annoy the man]], or was he genuinely hoping that the man would change his mind and start selling grapes, only to change his own mind and sincerely want lemonade once the man buys him grapes?
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** In "The Duck Song", a duck relentlessly asks a man running a lemonade stand [[WrongRestaurant if he has any grapes]], despite the man's insistence that all he sells is lemonade. When the man buys him some grapes, the duck says, "No thanks, but do you think this store has any lemonade?". Is the duck [[TheGadfly just trying to annoy the man]], or was he genuinely hoping that the man would change his mind and start selling grapes, only to change his own mind and sincerely want lemonade once the man buys him grapes?grapes? Muddying the waters further are "The Duck Song 4" and "The Christmas Duck Song", which show that the Duck certainly can troll (asking the man, "Hey, you got a pea?" as a prank) but he also has a nice side (offering SantaClaus grapes).
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* Music/MelanieMartinez's "Music/CryBaby" is officially a ConceptAlbum however taken out of context the songs can have different meanings:
** Officially "Milk And Cookies" is a MurderBallad about killing the kidnapper from "Tag You're It", however it sounds like it's about killing an [[DomesticAbuse abusive lover]].
** Officially "Milk And Cookies" is a MurderBallad about killing the kidnapper from "Tag You're It", however it sounds like it's about killing an [[DomesticAbuse abusive lover]].
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* Music/MelanieMartinez's "Music/CryBaby" "Music/{{Cry Baby|Album}}" is officially a ConceptAlbum however ConceptAlbum, but when the lyrics are taken out of context context, the songs can have different meanings:
**Officially Officially, "Milk And Cookies" is a MurderBallad about killing the kidnapper from "Tag You're It", however It". However, it sounds like it's about killing an [[DomesticAbuse abusive lover]].
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** When the singer in one song poisons the water supply, [[LethallyStupid not realising that this would kill everybody]], but only responds with a deadpan "Oops" when they die, does that mean the singer is evil and has a LackOfEmpathy, or was he in shock?
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*** On a radio station one of the [=DJs=] talks about how the video for the song has the Hollywood Homely trope (she didn't use the trope name) and the longtime friend didn't notice her till she cleaned up. There's an interpretation that he was actually asking Taylor Swift's character out in the video after his girlfriend dumped him and then she realized that her dream man had asked her out, she dolled herself up and headed for the dance.
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*** On a radio station one of the [=DJs=] talks about how the video for the song has the Hollywood Homely HollywoodHomely trope (she didn't use the trope name) and the longtime friend didn't notice her till she cleaned up. There's an interpretation that he was actually asking Taylor Swift's character out in the video after his girlfriend dumped him and then she realized that her dream man had asked her out, she dolled herself up and headed for the dance.
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* In Music/BarryLouisPolisar's "He Eats Asparagus", it is revealed that the "boy who lives next door" whom the narrator is constantly being compared to is 34-years-old, despite mentions that he goes to school, does his homework, and do as he is told. Is this man a loser who has been HeldBackInSchool and still lives with his parents despite his adult age, or is he actually a normal, well-adjusted (if a bit of a pushover) adult who works at school? This also raise several questions about the narrator himself and his family. Is he a kid being unfairly compared to an adult, or is he himself a grown-up (even if he's probably younger than the "boy next door") who needs to grow up?
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* In Music/BarryLouisPolisar's "He Eats Asparagus", it is revealed that the "boy who lives next door" whom the narrator is constantly being compared to is 34-years-old, despite mentions that he goes to school, does his homework, and do does as he is told. Is this man a loser who has been HeldBackInSchool and still lives with his parents despite his adult age, or is he actually a normal, well-adjusted (if a bit of a pushover) adult who works at school? This also raise several questions about the narrator himself and his family. Is he a kid being unfairly compared to an adult, or is he himself a grown-up (even if he's probably younger than the "boy next door") who needs to grow up?
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* Is the monster in "My Beloved Monster" by Music/{{Eels}} a representation of the singer's mental illness, or a real woman (perhaps his girlfriend) who seems tough and monstrous but is secretly sensitive?
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* ''Changeling Child'' by Music/HeatherDale tells the story of a barren woman who asks TheFairFolk to give her a child. They do... and the child ''stays'' a child, never growing up or maturing, and she spends the rest of her life caring for a perpetual infant. Did the faeries deliberately screw her over? Or were they too literal minded to understand that she wanted a child that wouldn't ''stay'' a child forever?
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* In "It's Raining, it's Pouring", is the old man brain-damaged from the head trauma, is he dead (though that would raise the question of why he is snoring), or is he drunk?
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* "Baby, it's Cold Outside":
** Some people have interpreted the man from the song as a [[DateRape rapist]] (or at least a wannabe rapist) who [[SlippingAMickey spiked his girlfriend's drink]], and the girlfriend as not wanting to stay with him, even to the point of thinking this was the original point of the song. Actually, however, the man was intended as a normal, loving boyfriend and the woman ''did'' want to stay with him but felt she couldn't due to societal pressure. As for the "what's in this drink?" line, that was a common joke at the time, with the humour coming from the fact that ''nothing'' was in the drink, not even alcohol, and the person was using the drink as an excuse.
** In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlMP7FGYJmk this]] cover, instead of encouraging his girlfriend to stay, the man [[TheCoverChangesTheMeaning calls a taxi so that she can go home]]. He's meant to just be a nice boyfriend who doesn't want his girlfriend to feel pressured (with lines like "It's your body and your choice") but because he seems oddly keen for her to leave, even when she entertains the possibility of staying, some people in the comments wondered if he wasn't actually interested in her, or even if he was ''cheating'' on her and his other girlfriend was about to show up.
** Some people have interpreted the man from the song as a [[DateRape rapist]] (or at least a wannabe rapist) who [[SlippingAMickey spiked his girlfriend's drink]], and the girlfriend as not wanting to stay with him, even to the point of thinking this was the original point of the song. Actually, however, the man was intended as a normal, loving boyfriend and the woman ''did'' want to stay with him but felt she couldn't due to societal pressure. As for the "what's in this drink?" line, that was a common joke at the time, with the humour coming from the fact that ''nothing'' was in the drink, not even alcohol, and the person was using the drink as an excuse.
** In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlMP7FGYJmk this]] cover, instead of encouraging his girlfriend to stay, the man [[TheCoverChangesTheMeaning calls a taxi so that she can go home]]. He's meant to just be a nice boyfriend who doesn't want his girlfriend to feel pressured (with lines like "It's your body and your choice") but because he seems oddly keen for her to leave, even when she entertains the possibility of staying, some people in the comments wondered if he wasn't actually interested in her, or even if he was ''cheating'' on her and his other girlfriend was about to show up.
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* "Ring Around the Rosie" -- Some people have interpreted the "astishoo, atishoo, we all fall down" line as referring to dying from a respiratory disease (perhaps the Black Death). It likely wasn't intended as a plague reference though, since it wasn't written until about 500 years after the plague.
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* In Music/BarryLouisPolisar's "He Eats Asparagus", it is revealed that the "boy who lives next door" whom the narrator is constantly being compared to is 34-years-old, despite mentions that he goes to school, does his homework, and do as he is told. Is this man a loser who has been HeldBackInSchool and still lives with his parents despite his adult age, or is he actually a normal, well-adjusted (if a bit of a pushover) adult who works at school? This also raise several questions about the narrator himself and his family. Is he a kid being unfarily compared to an adult, or is he himself a grown-up (even if he's probably younger than the "boy next door") who needs to grow up?
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* In Music/BarryLouisPolisar's "He Eats Asparagus", it is revealed that the "boy who lives next door" whom the narrator is constantly being compared to is 34-years-old, despite mentions that he goes to school, does his homework, and do as he is told. Is this man a loser who has been HeldBackInSchool and still lives with his parents despite his adult age, or is he actually a normal, well-adjusted (if a bit of a pushover) adult who works at school? This also raise several questions about the narrator himself and his family. Is he a kid being unfarily unfairly compared to an adult, or is he himself a grown-up (even if he's probably younger than the "boy next door") who needs to grow up?
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* In Shaggy's "It Wasn't Me", is Shaggy's character really recommending his friend resort to BlatantLies and deny cheating on his girlfriend when she caught him red-handed; or is he a TricksterMentor, purposely trying to make the idea of lying about it seem ridiculous? His advice is too over the top to take seriously, and it only causes Rikrok's cheater character to realize that he should apologize instead.
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* In Shaggy's "It Wasn't Me", is Shaggy's character really recommending his friend resort to BlatantLies and deny cheating on his girlfriend when she caught him red-handed; or red-handed? Or is he a TricksterMentor, purposely trying to make the idea of lying about it seem ridiculous? His ridiculous - either because he's a TricksterMentor, or he has a reputation as a "player" to uphold, but [[EveryoneHasStandards even he]] wouldn't let a friend wreck their relationship like that? Either way his advice is too over the top to take seriously, and it only causes Rikrok's cheater character to realize that he should apologize instead.instead, which might have been the plan all along.
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* In "The Red Means I Love You" by Music/MaddsBuckley, the singer says that "the red on my face is matching you". Is it because she has blood stained on her face, is it because she's blushing because she's with someone she loves, or both?
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* "I Miss Having Sex But at Least I Don't Wanna Die Anymore" by Music/{{Waterparks}}. Either the protagonist has left a toxic relationship, or he's taking antidepressants which are also reducing his sex drive.
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* In Dr. Elmo's song "Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer", did Grandma get run over by Santa, was it a vehicular hit-and-run, or did someone in the family kill her? A common interpretation is that Grandpa killed his wife (since he doesn't seem very sad about her death). The music video has the alternate interpretation that Grandma had a DisneyDeath.
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* In Dr. Elmo's song "Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer", did Reindeer":
** Did Grandma get run over by Santa, was it a vehicular hit-and-run, or did someone in the family kill her? A common interpretation is that Grandpa killed his wife (since he doesn't seem very sad about her death). The music video has the alternate interpretation that Grandma had aDisneyDeath.DisneyDeath.
** If Grandpa ''didn't'' kill Grandma, why ''is'' he so nonchalant about his wife being dead? Was Grandma a bad wife to the point where Grandpa wanted her gone? Or was he [[CopeByPretending trying to pretend everything was fine as a coping mechanism]]?
** Did Grandma get run over by Santa, was it a vehicular hit-and-run, or did someone in the family kill her? A common interpretation is that Grandpa killed his wife (since he doesn't seem very sad about her death). The music video has the alternate interpretation that Grandma had a
** If Grandpa ''didn't'' kill Grandma, why ''is'' he so nonchalant about his wife being dead? Was Grandma a bad wife to the point where Grandpa wanted her gone? Or was he [[CopeByPretending trying to pretend everything was fine as a coping mechanism]]?
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* Michael Buble's song "Haven't Met You Yet" could either be talking about a future spouse or a future child.
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* Michael Buble's Music/MichaelBuble's song "Haven't Met You Yet" could either be talking about a future spouse or a future child.
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** The final track of ''The Great Tale of How I Ruined It All''. While he doesn't feel good about what he did, why is that? Since he "took the crown from where it fell" and has the new cult members subscribe to his philosophy, it could mean that he's no better than the old leader, since he just assumed the position and continues guiding people without giving them back their individual freedom. On the other hand, since he ''is'' genuinely trying to make a better life for everyone from what little they have, it could be SurvivorGuilt since he's reflected that he was able to save everyone earlier, but he kept waiting. Even though he's doing his best now, he feels bad because he let everything get destroyed in the first place, so he could have prevented this situation altogether.
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* In Dr. Elmo's song "Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer", did Grandma get run over by Santa, was it a vehicular hit-and-run, or did someone in the family kill her? A common interpretation is that Grandpa killed his wife. The music video has the alternate interpretation that Grandma had a DisneyDeath.
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* In Dr. Elmo's song "Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer", did Grandma get run over by Santa, was it a vehicular hit-and-run, or did someone in the family kill her? A common interpretation is that Grandpa killed his wife.wife (since he doesn't seem very sad about her death). The music video has the alternate interpretation that Grandma had a DisneyDeath.
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* Music/{{Jhariah}}:
** In "Needed a Change of Pace", it's clear that the protagonist isn't being honest; he's "not afraid to lie" about feeling guilty and the reality of the situation doesn't set in until "PRESSURE BOMB 3?!?!" or "DEBT COLLECTOR". However, there's a line that his girlfriend should never forget what he's done; if she does, he'll "do it again". Is he telling her that he needs consequences so he doesn't repeat his bad behavior? Or is it a threat, where he's hoping he can fake his death again to escape her once she forgets everything bad he's done?
** "DEBT COLLECTOR" is a metaphor for the protagonist's past ([[FakingTheDead faking his death]]) going to "come and drag [him] down", but one line stands out: "Kind words and lies won't save [his] head this time around!" Either it's saying that the people after him are so outraged that they will harm him and possibly [[OffWithHisHead kill him]] if they catch him; or it means that he can't clear his mind and conscience until he directly confesses to what he did.
** In "Needed a Change of Pace", it's clear that the protagonist isn't being honest; he's "not afraid to lie" about feeling guilty and the reality of the situation doesn't set in until "PRESSURE BOMB 3?!?!" or "DEBT COLLECTOR". However, there's a line that his girlfriend should never forget what he's done; if she does, he'll "do it again". Is he telling her that he needs consequences so he doesn't repeat his bad behavior? Or is it a threat, where he's hoping he can fake his death again to escape her once she forgets everything bad he's done?
** "DEBT COLLECTOR" is a metaphor for the protagonist's past ([[FakingTheDead faking his death]]) going to "come and drag [him] down", but one line stands out: "Kind words and lies won't save [his] head this time around!" Either it's saying that the people after him are so outraged that they will harm him and possibly [[OffWithHisHead kill him]] if they catch him; or it means that he can't clear his mind and conscience until he directly confesses to what he did.
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* Music/{{Jhariah}}'s "DEBT COLLECTOR" is a metaphor for the protagonist's past ([[FakingTheDead faking his death]]) going to "come and drag [him] down", but one line stands out: "Kind words and lies won't save [his] head this time around!" Either it's saying that the people after him are so outraged that they will harm him and possibly [[OffWithHisHead kill him]] if they catch him; or it means that he can't clear his mind and conscience until he directly confesses to what he did.
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* Music/{{Jhariah}}'s "DEBT COLLECTOR" is a metaphor for the protagonist's past (faking his death) is going to "come and drag [him] down", but one line stands out: "Kind words and lies won't save [his] head this time around!" Either it's saying that the people after him are so outraged that they will harm him and possibly [[OffWithHisHead kill him]] if they catch him; or it means that he can't clear his mind and conscience until he directly confesses to what he did.
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* Music/{{Jhariah}}'s "DEBT COLLECTOR" is a metaphor for the protagonist's past (faking ([[FakingTheDead faking his death) is death]]) going to "come and drag [him] down", but one line stands out: "Kind words and lies won't save [his] head this time around!" Either it's saying that the people after him are so outraged that they will harm him and possibly [[OffWithHisHead kill him]] if they catch him; or it means that he can't clear his mind and conscience until he directly confesses to what he did.
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* Music/{{Jhariah}}'s "DEBT COLLECTOR" is a metaphor for the protagonist's past (faking his death) is going to "come and drag [him] down", but one line stands out: "Kind words and lies won't save [his] head this time around!" Either it's saying that the people after him are so outraged that they will harm him and possibly [[OffWithHisHead kill him]] if they catch him; or it means that he can't clear his mind and conscience until he directly confesses to what he did.
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* "The Monochrome Mentality" by R.I.P.: Is the third singer meant to be an unbiased observer to the conflict surrounding the unspecified person and the horrible thing they did, or are they the person themselves? Lines like "''I should know what's right or wrong / But I can't tell which side I'm on / Is something like that unforgivable?''" would seem to indicate the former, while lines like "''Cause days without a callout / Are days I can survive''" lean more towards the latter.
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* [[InvokedTrope Invoked]] by Music/{{Sabaton}}'s song "Father". The subject is uncontested - it's about German chemist Fritz Haber. The question is whether he should be revered for his development of artificial fertilizer, reviled for his invention of chemical warfare... or both?
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** In "The Tomato Song", every verse ends with a SubvertedRhymeEveryOccasion that makes it seem as though the singer is going to say that his reason for disliking tomatoes is that they make him fart, but he instead says that they make him "far too unhappy" instead. Do tomatoes actually make him fart and he's lying because it embarrasses him, or is he telling the truth and [[DoesNotLikeSpam tomatoes really do just make him unhappy]]? There's evidence both ways-- on the one hand, the subverted rhymes and the ellipsis after "far" make it seem like he's coming up with a lie on the spot, but on the other hand, he claims to love spaghetti sauce and tomato soup, hinting that he has no biological problem with tomatoes and it's just a matter of taste.
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** In "The Tomato Song", every verse ends with a SubvertedRhymeEveryOccasion that makes it seem as though the singer is going to say that his reason for disliking tomatoes is that they make him fart, but he instead says that they make him "far too unhappy" instead. unhappy". Do tomatoes actually make him fart and he's lying because it embarrasses him, or is he telling the truth and [[DoesNotLikeSpam tomatoes really do just make him unhappy]]? There's evidence both ways-- on the one hand, the subverted rhymes and the ellipsis after "far" make it seem like he's coming up with a lie on the spot, but on the other hand, he claims to love spaghetti sauce and tomato soup, hinting that he has no biological problem with tomatoes and it's just a matter of taste.taste.
* ''Music/SuperGhostbusters'':
** The protagonist cries at the end of "Ghostbusterz" after demanding money from the ghost of his dead grandma, but is this because he realises the immorality of the situation, or because he never got the money? The grandma is later brought up in "Ghestbest" where the singer wants to see her again, but is this out of grief, or because he still wants the money?
** When the Rat Man says, "Oh no, it's murder!" at the end of "Ghost Buster", is he feeling guilty about having committed murder, ''pretending'' to feel guilty, or [[OhCrap worried about being arrested for murder]]?
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** The protagonist cries at the end of "Ghostbusterz" after demanding money from the ghost of his dead grandma, but is this because he realises the immorality of the situation, or because he never got the money? The grandma is later brought up in "Ghestbest" where the singer wants to see her again, but is this out of grief, or because he still wants the money?
** When the Rat Man says, "Oh no, it's murder!" at the end of "Ghost Buster", is he feeling guilty about having committed murder, ''pretending'' to feel guilty, or [[OhCrap worried about being arrested for murder]]?
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* "You Don't Own Me" by Music/LesleyGore can be seen as either an empowering song about a woman who doesn't want their boyfriend to objectify them or an empowering song about a woman who doesn't want to be in a committed relationship. This is especially muddled up with the cover by Grace.
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* "You Don't Own Me" by Music/LesleyGore can be seen as either an empowering song about a woman who doesn't want their her boyfriend to objectify them her or an empowering song about a woman who doesn't want to be in a committed relationship. This is especially muddled up with the cover by Grace.
